Compress — is a UNIX compression program based on the LZC compression method, which is an LZW implementation using variable size pointers as in LZ78. Description of program Files compressed by compress are typically given the extension .Z. Most tar programs … Wikipedia
Compress — Extension de fichier .Z, .TAZ, .tar.Z Type MIME application/x compress Développé par Spencer W. Thomas James A. Woods Type de format Compression de données … Wikipédia en Français
compress — Extension .Z, .TAZ, .tar.Z Type MIME application/x compress Développé par Spencer W. Thomas James A. Woods Type de format Compression de données Spécification Format ouvert … Wikipédia en Français
compress — ist ein historisches Packprogramm unter UNIX ähnlichen Betriebssystemen. Die erzeugten Dateien nutzen die Dateinamenserweiterung .Z und werden von dem zugehörigen Programmgegenstück uncompress wieder entpackt. Wie auch gzip und bzip2 komprimiert… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Compress — Com*press , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compressed}; p. pr & vb. n. {Compressing}.] [L. compressus, p. p. of comprimere to compress: com + premere to press. See Press.] 1. To press or squeeze together; to force into a narrower compass; to reduce the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
compress — com‧press [kəmˈpres] verb [transitive] COMPUTING to make a computer file smaller, so that it takes up less space and is easier to store or send: • Compressing data reduces storage and communication costs. compare decompress * * * compress UK US… … Financial and business terms
compress — (v.) late 14c., to press (something) together, from O.Fr. compresser compress, put under pressure, from L. compressare to press together, frequentative of comprimere to squeeze, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + premere to press (see PRESS … Etymology dictionary
Compress — Com press, n. [F. compresse.] (Surg.) A folded piece of cloth, pledget of lint, etc., used to cover the dressing of wounds, and so placed as, by the aid of a bandage, to make due pressure on any part. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
compress — index abridge (shorten), abstract (summarize), cohere (adhere), concentrate (consolidate) … Law dictionary
Compress — [engl.], komprimieren … Universal-Lexikon
